Brief Life History of William
When William Sherman was born on 18 May 1750, in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Ezekiel Sherman, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Knowles, was 24. He married Hannah Stevens about 1774, in Pawling, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States for about 20 years and New Lebanon, New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 28 December 1823, in Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- William Shearman, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- William Sherman, "United States Census, 1820"
- William Sherman, "United States Census, 1810"
Spouse and Children
1750–1823 Male
1750–1844 Female
Children (8)
1775– Female
1777–1854 Male
1781–1874 Male
1784–1853 Male
1786–1862 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1721–1773 Male
1726–1771 Female
Siblings (6)
1748–1789 Female
1750–1823 Male
1751–1815 Female
1753– Male
1757– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 13
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
Age 22
1776
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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